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Re: boot struts
« Reply #15 on: 06 October 2015, 15:48:24 »
Weld 3 coil springs together and weld them to boot floor.. Get a friend to help you shut the boot  :y

Now stand back and press fob button  ::) Who said it cannot be done  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: boot struts
« Reply #16 on: 06 October 2015, 15:56:38 »
Quote from: BIGtime on 06 October 2015, 15:48:24
Weld 3 coil springs together and weld them to boot floor.. Get a friend to help you shut the boot . Place next door's cat, and some catfood on the bootlid :y

Now stand back and press fob button  ::) Who said it cannot be done  ;D ;D ;D

Sorted that for ya  :y
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« Reply #17 on: 06 October 2015, 16:01:05 »
Now your just talking stupid  ;D ;D
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« Reply #18 on: 06 October 2015, 16:07:20 »
Hi guys.

Confession, I just rigged up the system as described by BIGtime.... here is some photographic evidence if you don't believe me...  ;)


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Re: boot struts
« Reply #19 on: 06 October 2015, 16:09:15 »
Did you feed it a curry first?
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« Reply #20 on: 06 October 2015, 16:23:24 »
No, just ten alka-seltzers.  :D
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Re: boot struts
« Reply #21 on: 06 October 2015, 16:44:04 »
So that's why the furry little git hasn't come for his dinner?
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Re: boot struts
« Reply #22 on: 06 October 2015, 16:47:41 »
In answer to Pauls original question... ::)

If the Omega mechanism was internal then it could easily be done... Mk2 Granadas have and adjustable spring set up, and set on its max position it would ping all the way open with ease... Because the Omega mechanism is entirely internal, that simply won't work without extensive body work...

However it might be possible to modify a window regulator with a cable connection to a suitable point on the hinge mechanism to pull it open... Adding the motor to the close side of the window looms would potentially qllow it to be closed usintg the global closing :-\
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Re: boot struts
« Reply #23 on: 06 October 2015, 16:54:02 »
Thanks for the answers I will just keep putting the stuff on the floor and lifting the boot lid by hand :'(
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« Reply #24 on: 06 October 2015, 16:57:48 »
Quote from: pauls on 06 October 2015, 16:54:02
Thanks for the answers I will just keep putting the stuff on the floor and lifting the boot lid by hand :'(
Don't lean too far in, it may come down suddenly and........... ;D
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Re: boot struts
« Reply #25 on: 06 October 2015, 20:56:12 »
Why? My boot opens when I press the button on the bootlid, and pull the handle. Is this thread a bit like rain-sensing wipers!
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« Reply #26 on: 06 October 2015, 21:06:14 »
Quote from: biggriffin on 06 October 2015, 20:56:12
Why? My boot opens when I press the button on the bootlid, and pull the handle. Is this thread a bit like rain-sensing wipers!
No. A thread, in this particular instance, is a discussion on a car forum. Rain sensing wipers are devices fitted to cars to clear the windscreen. Totally different.  :y
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Re: boot struts
« Reply #27 on: 06 October 2015, 21:15:49 »
On my other car my boot lid opens when I move my foot under the bumper or I can do it on the key fob. It has nothing to do with the strength of the strut/spring as it doesn't have any.  It has motorised hinges, hence the ability to close it electronically as well.  :y
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Re: boot struts
« Reply #28 on: 08 October 2015, 09:40:58 »


Boots need some heavy gear to work smoothly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO83qhBYQsc
« Last Edit: 08 October 2015, 09:48:46 by pscocoa »
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